Intrepid boy reporter (and FlamesNation's managing editor) Ryan Pike is hunkered down in the deep recesses of the Scotiabank Saddledome for the 2014 NHL trade deadline. If something goes down today in regards to your Calgary Flames, we'll be all over it.

And if nothing much happens for awhile, we'll do our best to keep you informed and entertained nonetheless. Follow along here at on Twitter: @FlamesNation and @RyanNPike.

9:15am:

Howdy, all. I've just arrived at the Saddledome. With just 11 healthy forwards available for tonight, the Flames have officially recalled Corban Knight and Max Reinhart from the AHL. Knight's been solid with the Heat this year, while Reinhart has reportedly really taken a big leap forward after getting his head kicked in last year (he was -26). Knight has 37 points in 57 games, while Reinhart has 45 points in 51 games. Knight'll wear #10 for the Flames, while #MaxPower returns to his customary #59.

10:45am:Derek Smith has been officially assigned back to Abbotsford. The Flames roster is, at this point, at 22 bodies. Stajan is non-roster, while Westgarth, Ramo, Jones and Glencross are all on the IR.By the by, Joe Meloni at College Hockey News is reporting (via Twitter) that "I guess everyone figured this. But all signs point to Gaudreau signing in CGY as soon as BC's season is over."

11:22am:Practice and media availabilities are over the Flames. Galiardi's hurt and Smith got sent down, so the Flames have the bare minimum of healthy NHL bodies right now. If somebody gets shipped out, they'll need a body back (from Abbotsford or elsewhere) to fill out their line-up.As expected, gigantic scrum for Corban Knight in the locker room. Tons of media here, which is somewhat unusual for a game-day skate.

Haven't seen the Flames dressing room this crowded since the playoffs.. & that's a while ago.Cammalleri still a Flame pic.twitter.com/c5524zlNzY

11:30am:Granted, they're a development team that this is what was always gonna happen, but you gotta feel a bit bad for the Abbotsford Heat. They play Texas, one of the better teams in the AHL, and by my recollection, they don't have enough centers. Ruh-roh.

12:06pm:We're an hour from the deadline and so far, the biggest news is that lunch has arrived. Still no chatter whatsoever from the usual suspects regarding Flames moves.

12:31pm:Still nothing yet. For giggles, Calgary's last 5 years of deadline day moves:

1:00pm:And we're at the deadline. Trades HAVE to be in the league office as of right now to be processed. Trade calls will be going on consistently throughout the next...however long it takes to do them all. Expect a flurry of announcements over the next hour.

Hopefully there's a Flames trade or two in there.

1:05pm:Pierre LeBrun indicated that Lee Stempniak may be heading to Pittsburgh. Elliotte Friedman saying maybe something between Calgary and Colorado.

Flames now have a 1st (own), two 2nds (own and Colorado's), two 3rds (own and one from Penguins), a 6th (Anaheim's), and their own 7th. Their 4th was sent to Toronto for Joe Colborne, their 5th went to St. Louis for Kris Russell, then 6th went to Dallas for Lane MacDermid.

Bear in mind, we're waiting for official confirmation that the pick from Pittsburgh is for this year's draft.

Ryan Pike has covered the Calgary Flames since 2010. A Calgary native who writes for FlamesNation and The Hockey Writers, he's often at Flames games and practices, as well as spotted in the background of scrums and press conferences asking about Sven Baertschi.

Getting a second for Berra is just a taste of what Burke will do for the Flames!
Berra a 27 year old goalie who let's huge rebounds out and can't hold a lead in the 3rd period gets you a second rounder! Yah!

If Burke signs Cammy which I believe he will do he will then in essence ensure his young players are surrounded with solid veterans. Remember the Oiler model??

A 3rd round pick for Stempniak, a 2nd round pick for Berra at that rate we could have traded Cammy for a 1st. Heard Burke on the Fan saying the bidding war for Vanek and Moulson not sure there was one considering what Montreal gave up for Vanek created a huge logjam, so any team who wanted Cammy was probably too late. Burke also said he did have 1 or 2 teams asking on Cammy and some callers on Chris Butler.

What a great move by the Flames! A rebuilding team that is rewarding their top 4 players in Abby with time on the big squad! Granlund, Ortio, Rhino and Knight are a big part of the future. And if Ferland was healthy he would be here as well.

Sounds like the telephone lines are open but Burke is still waiting for Vanek et al to clear the pipes. TSN asked about Smid and Burke said there was no interest (Surprise!!!) and he doesn't figure other GM's want him anyways since Smid is "his kind of player" (Yeah... He said that.). Finally, he denied that failing to trade Cammy or Stemps would be a failure, since he's happy to resign them if they don't sell.

....waiting for Vanek and Moulson to clear the pipes....then Cammy moves.

LA, NJ, Phoenix, Ottawa have picked up scoring help, that doesn't leave many teams left to bid for Cammy. Looks like Burke price maybe too high, with Pittsburgh looking at Kesler and Moulson, it doesn't look good.

I have to believe that if the players were dead set against signing in Calgary Burke would have taken anything he could get for them. If Burke has an inkling that they'll sign then I'm ok with them staying.

I'm guessing the team in on Vanek was using Cammy as leverage in the negotiations as a backup plan. Burke knew this and hands were tied. Hope he had enough time after Vanek got done to make something happen. Hope Burkie had a plan B.

Hmmmn. Vanek to MTL. Guess they were likely not using Cammy as leverage.

Cammy staying during the rebuild would be beneficial by keeping the competitive attitude alive, educating the younger players, reaching the cap floor, winning a few hockey games. All of those are immensely important things.

Evidence for him leaving?

He didn't resign in 09 when the Flames were a playoff team, why would he resign when their challenging for worst in the league? Money? He could get similar money on the open market.

Not to mention the fact that Cammi probably wants to win a Stanley Cup, cuz he ain't getting any younger

I actually thought Berra had been playing much better recently but his overall numbers aren't great. I guess they'll be leaning on Ortio going forward... a bit like an audition. I hope they do play him and not put Joey Mac back in net (except when there are back-to-back games), although I assume he'll be called up. Is Ramo done for the season?

Does kinda put into perspective the returns last year (Iggy), we got something but most said not enough. This year no trade (Cammi) and many are saying shoulda taken whatever may have been offered.

In the long term, Burke can stick with the claim that "the price is what I'm asking, if you don't want to pay it, I will keep the asset." Could be a benefit in coming years? But not moving Cammi does HURT. Buff made so many deals and scored so many picks.

Frankly... considering that for every two reason someone can come up with for Cammy to elect to stay I can probably think of two for him to elect to go.

It was a simple decision making process... will Cammy sign an acceptable extension before the deadline yes or no. If yes, try to trade and if prices not to your liking sign if no make the best deal you can... it'll be better then the conditional 6th round pick you'll get on draft day.

I completely agree with you. It hurts. That said, I'm not going postal. It just seems like we'll never really know exactly what happened and what was offered from whom. It's just not the end of the world in my opinion.

I don't understand how people are supportive of keeping Cammy. The guy has already packed his bags. There is ZERO chance he stays. Absolutely none. Why would he?

Burke played chicken, tried to wait until Vanek happened, and got stuck. Now he'll try to spin it.

Why on earth would Cammy resign. There is no reason. He'll make more money, in the city of his choosing, likely on a contending team in the summer. Even if we match money, I can't fathom why he would stay.

So ya, getting a 6th rounder for him would have been humiliating, but less stupid than getting nothing.

Maybe I'm just playing devil's advocate or something here, but I can think of reasons why Cammy would sign.

He could possibly get a 1 year overpayment here, since we'll be paying to stay above the floor anyway.

Or he could take advantage of Burke a little bit and get a longer term contract than he would get from another team, simply because Burke doesn't want to lose him for nothing.

Or, well, maybe he will just walk in the summer. It hasn't happened yet, though, so until something like that happens it's hard to freak out too much about it.

I doubt the Rangers make the conference finals (which is the condition for the 2nd round pick to become a 1st rounder). If Tampa keeps Callahan (the $ of his next contract might make that decision), this looks like a good trade for them.